Faculty Interests

Explore our faculty areas of interest to find a faculty mentor or expert who aligns with your area of interest.

Heather Bair 
Costume Shop Manager 
Interests: Costume history, period and modern construction and tailoring techniques, illustration, art history, owls

Jeanette De Jong 
Associate Professor 
Interests: Professional practice in costume design, fabric modification, fitting, patterning and draping, fashion

Theresa May 
Professor 
Interests: Eco-dramaturgy/eco-theatre, Native/Indigenous drama, environmental humanities, environmental justice, community-based performance, theatre for social change, sustainable theatre management

Dorothee Ostmeier 
Professor
Interests: German literature and culture of the 18th through 20th century

Janet Rose 
Senior Instructor 
Interests: History of design in America

Bradley Branam 
Associate Professor 
Interests: Technical direction, projection design, sound design

Jerry Hooker 
Associate professor 
Interests: Scenic design, scenic painting, properties, scenic modeling

Michael Malek Najjar 
Professor 
Interests: Contemporary Arab-American Theatre and performance, contemporary theatre, ethnic studies, critical race theory, Arab-American studies

Tricia Rodley 
Senior Instructor 
Interests: Acting, acting pedagogy, classical acting, directing, dramaturgy, dramaturgy for actors, new play development, voice and dialect/accents

John Schmor 
Associate Professor 
Interests: Directing/devising new works, Shakespeare, early 20th century avant-garde, stage adaptations